Sigma USA announces pricing of 50-150mm F2.8 OS HSM

I am mad at Sigma discontinuing the old 50-150.
This is as big as the 70-200, too big.
I was to buy the old one, just decided to spend money on other things first. By the time I got to buying, it disappeared.
I will never ever buy this awkward thing in place of the good and neat old one.

I have a Sigma 17-50 f/2.8 os and its the sharpest lens I've owned in 30 years of photography. And even tho' I own a Canon 70-200 f/4L I think this lens will make an excellent part of a two lens kit with the 17-50. It was really only a year late and that was a bit frustrating but if it proves to be sharp and has the color rendition of the 17-50 I think that other photographers will latch on to this quickly.
The length of this lens and the weight are a fact of life in photography today if we want quality construction. The weight along with Sigma's excellent OS should help guys like me hold a bit steadier. Hope to see some tests on this one soon.

So much for the APS-C lenses being smaller than their FF counterparts.

It's taken Sigma so long to release this lens I was sure they had gone back to the drawing board to sort out the size and weight so that it was closer to the original lens.
Looks like all they've done is added a tripod mount. This lens is going to sell in very small numbers. It's a pretty small niche that wants an f/2.8 lens but will give up FF compatibility for the difference between 50mm and 70mm.
I'm a big fan of the old 50-150 and the only thing missing was OS. This lens takes away most of what was good about the old version. The thing is it looks like a cost saving exercise by Sigma, they seem to have shared the 70-200 molds for the case.

Why is price such a big knock on this lens?
Canon and Nikon make DX lenses that list for more and sell for more. At least with Sigma in the US this will probably sell for noticeably less. Probably in the 700-800 range if their 17-50 anything to judge by since it sells for more than $300 off list. Canon and Nikon's 17-55 2.8s sell for between $1100 and $1400.

Honestly for me it's size and weight that would be the "Why buy?" The old one had a major benefit like the Canon f4 to their f2.8.

It is no more necessary to puzzle about the weight difference in comparison with Sigma's 70-200. The 'smaller' lens is just 100 g lighter according to the Sigma's web site.
The old one (without OS) was a nice alternative to the big 70-200 on a FX body. The new one isn't.

$1099.......for a DC Lens....... i will gave a little more to get a EF 70-200 f4L IS USM instead.....

Big and expensive. This completely defeats the reasons why I bought the non-OS version... I'm glad I did.

It's a monster, with a monster price to go with it and I'll wager that the IQ will be worse than the pervious 50-150, which I love and have had great results from.

The IQ drops off every time Sigma add OS to an existing lens and then charge twice as much for the privelidge, even if it is not required and does not contain it, as will be the case for Sony and Pentax mount versions.

Sorry to say but I will not believe anything about this lens until I have it in my hands. I've own two of the older version. I liked and used them before moving to full frame because of their size, weight, & range. The specs for the new one that WERE listed on Sigma's site were the same length and width of the current 70-200. I say were because they seem to be gone from the US site now. Now Sigma/DPReview is saying the new one will be 46% longer than the old one? So it will actually be longer than the current 70-200 OS HSM lens?

I want a 50-150mm f2.8 full-frame!

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I had the earlier II-version for Pentax mount. I remember once a person I passed by asked to look through the lens to see a distant object that it could be better recognized. I had to smile and say, well, this isn't a tele lens. The guy was surprised (seeing how "big" even that was). Now that the new one is so much bigger, I cannot believe a single sane person carrying it around. Ok, maybe for paid jobs, but usually you use FF for those anyway.

I hope this lens as good as the recently launched sigma lenses like 8-16mm, 150mm OS, 105mm OS and other. Also the price of this lens is just right not too expensive.

Hoo wee - lots of opinions here. That's a sign that a product's market aiming hit it right on the nose.

The way I see it - Sigma's taking advantage of a *huge* hole in Canon's lineup. Canon has no fast telephoto lenses to *complement* a 17-50-ish range - and this is a key range for APS-C cameras. Their only fast lens is the 17-55/2.8.

Sure Canon has a few others that start in the proper wide range of 18mm or wider and as long as 85mm (to mate with a telephoto zoom starting at this range) with IS and USM even, but the fastest one is 3.5/5.6 - not as fast and not parfocal. Move along, these aren't the droids you are looking for...

If you go with a Canon 70-200/2.8, you've got a hole in your lens line up. If you try and complement the 70-200/2.8 with a 24-70/2.8, you're losing a bit of the wide end on an APS-C camera. And no - I (and a lot of others) don't wanna buy a full frame...

Kudo's to Sigma.

I hope the Ed's here see this as marching orders - we'll want to see it reviewed.

Why no Sony mount? :(

I'd love to see this lens in a micro 4/3rd mount. 100-300 f2.8 equivalent? Yeah, that would do the trick!

This looks like it could be a winner.
Nice price too.

Sigma? I'm out.

The linked specs appear to be the original "70-200" class size and weight specs. If I am interpreting this story and picture correctly, Sigma may have gone back and made it smaller and lighter. If so, it will be good to finally see this lens available for purchase. As a Tokina 50-135mm owner, I would welcome something similar with faster AF and stabilization.

Sigma 17-50 and 50-150 OS HSM combo would be a pretty killer crop kit for the money.

I have the predecessor, the 50-150 f/2.8 HSM II and it's one of my best lenses. I like it a lot.

Another APS-C lens - what a waste of time and energy! FF would be of interest.